Last month Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group struck a licensing deal with an AI music streaming startup called Klay, meaning tens of thousands of songs can now legally be used to train the company’s generative AI model. WMG has said that deals like this will allow for “new revenue streams for artists and songwriters, while ensuring their work remains protected,” but these so-called protections are arriving too late for certain artists. One such artist is Jorja Smith.
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